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Defeo V. Forever 21 Retail INC
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Court archive — 0 related cases
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Case Synopsis
This is the public record summary for a civil court case 9:18-cv-81121, indexed by Open Public Records on August 22, 2018. The case is filed by Defeo against Forever 21 Retail, INC. (Florida). Below you'll find enrichment from multiple authoritative business sources including OFAC sanctions, the state Secretary of State business registry, OpenCorporates, SEC EDGAR filings, CFPB consumer complaints, the Better Business Bureau, live news indexing, and 0 related cases in our 12.9-million-record archive.
Filing Details
[Clerk's Notice of Judge Assignment and Optional Consent]
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Deep Web Search · Forever 21 Retail, INC. 5 MATCHED
Possible news and web mentions for Forever 21 Retail, INC. (named in DeFeo v. Forever 21 Retail, Inc.). We surfaced 5 name-based results. Results are matched by name only and may refer to a different person, business, or agency — verify with the original source. Deep-search links across 11 platforms are listed below.
📰 Press Coverage · 5 matching articles
Forever 21 files for 2nd bankruptcy
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:24:00 GMT Possible match ·
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Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Forever 21’s US retail operator has filed for bankruptcy ...…
Retailer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy for second time in 6 years
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 05:01:00 GMT Possible match ·
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Forever 21's U.S. operating company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, marking the second time in six years. F21 OpCo made the move after the retailer, once known for affordable, on-trend ...…
Forever 21 likely to shutter remaining stores with second bankruptcy nearing
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:06:00 GMT Possible match ·
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Fast fashion retailer Forever 21, on the brink of filing for bankruptcy protection for the second time, is expected to shutter all of its stores as a result. Sarah Foss, head of legal at Debtwire, ...…
Forever 21’s Rise And Fall: The Retail Lessons Behind Its Bankruptcy
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:01:00 GMT Possible match ·
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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I do mergers & acquisitions in retail/consumer and write about trends. Forever 21’s bankruptcy story is a stark lesson in the ...…
Forever 21 files for bankruptcy for second time
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:17:00 GMT Possible match ·
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Forever 21’s US retail operator has filed for bankruptcy after being hit by rising inflation and intense competition in the fast-fashion sector, the second time the brand has entered Chapter 11.…
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Compliance · Sanctions Check name-based match · not verified
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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Check ?The U.S. Treasury keeps a list of people and companies that Americans can't legally do business with, including terrorists, drug traffickers, and sanctioned foreign officials. It's called the SDN list. We refresh our copy every day from OpenSanctions.org. It currently has 19,700 entries.
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We checked everyone named as a party in this case, 1 name in total (Forever 21 Retail, INC), against the list.
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Business Records · 50-State Coverage
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